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What's in a Name?
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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This exhaustively researched reference book explores the origins and meanings of the most common names in the language, bringing together fascinating information on the numerology, astrology, gem stones, and herb science surrounding our names. Original.
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Bookishlie
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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I need a girl dog name, I already have peaches, blueberry, Wednesday, and Pugsley. She‘s not really a morticia so nothing is sticking….

BookNAround She‘s precious! Reading your list of names made me think Pickles but I have no idea why. 😂 2y
Bookishlie Pickles is actually a contender! My daughter just said the same thing! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww too cute!! 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Daisy, Willow, Stella 🐶 2y
keys_on_fire She reminds me of those cookies that have a chocolate cookie on one side and the vanilla cookie on the other with the cream in the middle. Could you call her Oreo? 2y
Julsmarshall She looks like a Winifred (Winnie) to me! 2y
Dragon Betty or Bubbles 💚🐉 2y
TheSpineView Like @keys_on_fire she does look like a cookie. Could her name be Cookie? Maybe Buttercup? She has the cutest face! 💙🐶 2y
Bookishlie Update…we went with LeeLu - pickles was a close second! Thanks for all your input!! 2y
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robinb
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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R is for Robin Hood

O is for The Outsiders

B is for Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

I is for It Happened One Autumn

N is for Northanger Abbey

Thanks @LibrarianRyan !

Texreader Nice! 6y
robinb @Texreader thanks 😍👍 6y
eanderson Love it!!! 6y
LibrarianRyan ⭐️👍🏻🤓 6y
robinb @eanderson @LibrarianRyan 🙌🏼🙌🏼🤗🤗 6y
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Pelican71
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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F Force of Nature
E Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
L Little Fires Everywhere
I I Found You
C Caucasia
A Americanah
I I Let You Go
A Americanah

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tonyahoswalt
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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#LitsyHandle : tonya = Tonya, my first name (pronounced Tawnya) ; h = Hope, my maiden name ; oswalt = Oswalt, my married last name (pronounced ozwalt)

I usually use the handle "celestialblue" online, but on Instagram I used my name so people I knew would know it was me, since that was mostly who was following me at first. I decided to use the same handle here. I kind of wish I hadn't, but that's what people are used to, so it's okay.

@Chelleo

Chelleo I thought your last name was Hoswalt. Thanks for sharing! 6y
tonyahoswalt @Chelleo Hee! I wasn't going to do this one because I thought it was obvious, then I thought, what if someone thinks my name is Hoswalt? Lol 6y
Chelleo 🤣😂🤣 6y
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Chrissyreadit
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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I am the eighth generation Christina in my family. My cousins, aunts and Uncles called me Chrissy, my dad and Grandma called me Tina. I never realize when someone says Christina they are talking to me. My husband was upset I chose a different name for our daughter, My litsy handle is a directive- as in friends handing me books and telling me to read them. #LitsyHandle

SilversReviews Love the story. 6y
Chelleo That‘s a great legacy!! Love that your handle is a directive!! 6y
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TommieMarie74
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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Name: Tommie
#LitsyHandle : TommieMarie74
Why: Mine is probably the most boring. My name is Tommie (and I‘m female) so I often go by my full name online, Tommie Marie, to avoid confusion. The 74 is for the year I was born. I really didn‘t expect to love Litsy the way I do or I would have put some more thought into it. I have a often-ignored blog called The Imperfect Poet. If I had been thinking, I would have used that. 🤦🏻‍♀️😊

Chelleo I know another female Tommie! And 2 female Michaels. Love the blog name too! 6y
SandyW I probably should have put some thought into my name too. Had I known that I was going to spend all this time here... 6y
Cinfhen Same! 6y
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SassyBookworm
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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#booknames

C-Caraval: Stephanie Garber
H-His Majesty‘s Hope: Susan Elia MacNeal
R-Rest, Relaxation and Murder
Y-Yes Day!: Amy Krause Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (have not read)
S-Shades of Pink:Gina LaManna
T-The Girl Who Came Home:Hazel Gaynor
A-Among the Mad:Jacqueline Winspear

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Wbabdullah
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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Thanks @ScorpioBookDreams for this fun #booknames game! Good books I‘ve read with my first name...
W-What Momma Gave Me by Renee Watson
H-The Help by Kathryn Stockett
I-In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
T-The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
T-Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
N-Night by Elie Weisel
I-In the Footsteps of the Prophet by Tariq Ramadan

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AndreaReads
What's in a Name? | Philip Lief Group, Susan Osborn
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Playing along! #BookNames

A-And Then There None by Agatha Christie
N-Night Divided, A by Jennifer Nielsen
D-Discovery of Witches, A by Deborah Harkness
R-Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
E-Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
A-Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

TaciturnWhenReading I considered BOTH of those “A” books as well! 6y
AndreaReads @TaciturnWhenReading People with the name Andrea sure do think alike! 😉 (edited) 6y
ScorpioBookDreams I love A Discovery of Witches. 💕 6y
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AndreaReads @ScorpioBookDreams I really enjoyed it, too! The second was probably my fave in the trilogy! 6y
BookishBelle A Discovery of Witches!! ❤️ 6y
JaclynW All great books!! I just finished A Discovery of Witches. 6y
AndreaReads @JaclynW Have you started Shadow of Night? That was probably my favorite of the three! 6y
JaclynW @AndreaReads Not yet! But I will! 6y
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